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Thelma and Louise ordered take - out from Belle Taco . Thelma ordered 2 tacos and 1 burrito and paid $ 3.79 . Louise ordered 2 burritos and 1 taco and paid . \$4.58​

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Answer:

A taco cost $1 while a burrito cost $1.79

Explanation:

This may be computed as a set of simultaneous equations

Thelma ordered 2 tacos and 1 burrito and paid $ 3.79

let the cost of a taco be t and a burrito b then

2t + b = 3.79

Louise ordered 2 burritos and 1 taco and paid . \$4.58​

t + 2b = 4.58

solve both equations simultaneously

multiply the first by 2

4t + 2b = 7.58

t + 2b = 4.58

subtract 2 from 1

3t = 3

t = 1

t + 2b = 4.58

1 + 2b = 4.58

2b = 4.58 - 1

2b = 3.58

Divide both sides by 2

b = 1.79

A taco cost $1 while a burrito cost $1.79

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